Improvement in pepper and spice-boxes



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A. E. TUHNBULL, JH., OE CLIFTON, OHIO, .essIcNoH To JOSEPH H, STEELE,`

CE NEWr HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Lettere Peteur No. 110,008, aerea Deeember 231870. j

IMPROVEMENT lN PEPPER AND'SPlCE-BOXES.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. EJTURXBULL, Jr., of Clifton, in the county ofGreene' and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inIutting up Pepper and other Spices; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming apart of thisspecification.

Figure l is a vertical central section .Figure 2, a like section of amodification 'of the invention; and

Figures 3 and 4, top views, respectively, of figs. l and 2 withthe'covers removed,

This invention relates to a-n improvement in boxes forputting up spicesfor market, the object being to combine with the box a. dredging device,whereby the contents may be sprinkled by the consumer.

A is the box, which may be of any desired form, represented here assquare or octagonal, but may be of any other form required, and in sizeproportionate to the quantity of spices tobe iuclosed.

lhe box is closed by a plate, d, perforated as denoted in figs; 3 and 4,to constitute a dredging device.

To prevent the escape of the contents through the perforations I closeor cover the perforated plate by placing thereon a cover, which may be acover to close over the box, as seen atb, iig. 1,-or paper or fahrt' h Icated materia-l c drawn over `and pasted down,'as in g. 2.

The box is lled with spice in 'any convenient manner, either before thetop is put on 'or through 'an opening in another part of the box. 'If anopening .a'pcrforated box to be used asa dredge, as suoli, Iam

As an article or mamiicture, a spice-box or package, constructed with aperforated portion to form ,a

dredge, and combined with a cover for closing the perel forations,substantially as herein set forth.

l A. E. TURNBULL, JR.

Witnesses:

ISAAC WADE, HENRY RIOKETT.

